Latest supermarket news – Page 42
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Asda beefs up tech team with M&S hire Rob Barnes
Barnes will join the supermarket early next year as delivery director to oversee the development of its new technology strategy and separation from Walmart
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Heightened demand for festive retail workers set to outstrip supply
More than half of retail managers said they were hiring more festive seasonal workers this year, while nearly as many said it had been harder to find them
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Sean Dowling Jones to head Gist’s new exports team
The M&S-owned logistics company has recently set up a new international team
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This launches plant-based roast chicken & stuffing alternative
The brand claimed the new centrepiece product had taken a year to develop
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Food companies to face mandatory Scope 3 carbon reporting as Defra readies COP 28 launch
The move will be the first major act of the industry’s Food Data Transparency Partnership (FDTP), which was launched in February
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Agri-food businesses at risk of ‘greenwashing’ over unsubstantiated regen-ag claims
A significant proportion of companies had not put in place any formal quantitative company-wide targets on regenerative farming, despite promoting the methods
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Half of British fruit & vegetable farmers likely to walk away within 12 months
Supermarkets and their buyers were accused of not paying on time, pursuing cheaper food alternatives from overseas and cancelling or changing orders at the last minute
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Modern Baker wins grant to develop healthier biscuits and ready meals
This is the sixth successive grant awarded to Modern Baker by Innovate UK in six years, bringing its total investment support to £4m
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Thousands died due to failures in ‘voluntary’ salt reduction programme
Analysis in the Journal of Hypertension claimed results of the salt reduction programme had gone into reverse since it was taken over by Public Health England
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Deliveroo launches more Hop dark stores with Waitrose and Morrisons
The launch of the sites means Hop dark stores are now active in two-thirds of London’s boroughs
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Obesity crisis: government to launch ‘healthy sales’ reporting system for all large food companies
The plans have been drawn up by a powerful food industry working group reporting to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), including Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons
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Crime fightback kicks off as Co-op named most targeted
In a list of the top 20 most-hit retailers, Co-op came top, with 55% more incidents of shoplifting than Tesco
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City snapshot: September heatwave help UK supermarket grocery sales bounce back
UK grocery growth rebounded last month as the early September heatwave helped lift grocery sales at UK supermarkets back into double-digit growth. Plus trading updates from Ocado, McBride, C&C Group and Eagle Eye
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NatureMetrics wins Tesco award for innovation to track supply chain biodiversity
The award sees the company win a fast-track introduction to the Tesco supplier network and a trial with one of the retailer’s supply chain partners
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Sainsbury’s relaunches Taste the Difference beef with a 25% lower carbon footprint
The premium Aberdeen Angus-based British beef range was described by the retailer as ‘the largest low-carbon beef range ever produced in the UK’
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Lidl posts £76m loss after low price investment
Despite revenues climbing 18.8% to £9.3bn, the discounter made a loss before tax of £75.9m in the 52 weeks to 28 February 2023
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M&S swapping plastic carrier bags for paper ones in all stores
It follows a trial that began in 10 stores at the start of the year
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Old El Paso teams up with Samworth Brothers for ready meal range
The meals will launch exclusively at Tesco on 18 September
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Sainsbury’s donates £500k towards disaster relief in north Africa
It joins Tesco in donating towards the relief efforts following the earthquake in Morocco
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St Pierre launches Belgian waffle multipacks into Asda
The launch will be supported with mass sampling, and a marketing campaign including influencer partnerships.